[dionidium]

It's a countervailing force. You can tell because when people are challenged to say explicitly how they think it's made them more productive they say stuff like, "I can get the laundry done in the afternoon" or "it's easier to pick my kids up from daycare early" or "I can sleep in because I don't have a commute."

[x86x87]

Here is one: i don't have to commute for 2 hours each day and out of those hours I spend 1.5 hours working. So i work 5*1.5 morr hours in any given week.

[dionidium]

That's great! I'm sure there exist thousands of high-conscientiousness hard-workers just like you who are taking the time they spent commuting and pouring it back into work. Forums like Hacker News are filled with this kind of person, a defining characteristic of whom is an inability to recognize just how atypical they are in this respect (amongst other ways).

[x86x87]

Even if you do zero extra work you will be more rested. Additionaly being able to eat healthier at home is going to pay dividends.

[ssss11]

Ok so perhaps it’s different things to different people then. I find that I’m more productive with work tasks - my commute time is work time now, and no walk up distractions means I’m getting through work quicker.